About the Artist

                Amanda Gilleland is a working artist and student in the field of painting. Her work centers around gender and the female experience as well as other personal and social critiques and commentary.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

2017       BFA (pending) Metropolitan State University of Denver,

              Denver, Colorado (expected May 2017)

2013      Front Range Community College,

              Westminster, CO (General Education Courses)

2009     Associate of Applied Science, Culinary Arts, Colorado Mesa University,

              Grand Junction, CO

Exhibitions

2017      BFA Thesis Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts, Metropolitan University of Denver,

              Denver, CO

2017      Colorado State Capitol Art Show, Colorado State Capitol,

              Denver, CO

2016      Hallway Gallery, Metropolitan State University of Denver,

              Denver, CO (curated by Sandra Ceas)

2015      Auraria Student Art Show, Emmanuel Art Gallery, Auraria Campus,

              Denver, CO  

2015      Painting in New Contexts, Gallery 199, Metropolitan State University of Denver,

              Denver, CO

 

2015      Urban Landscapes, Auraria Campus Administration Building, Auraria Campus,

              Denver, CO

 

Collaborative Projects

2016      Public Art, Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe Art District, Denver, CO, (public                   mural in collaboration with Metropolitan State University students)

2016     Public Art, The Tack Shack, Littleton, CO, (public mural in collaboration with Metropolitan State                      University students)

Bibliography

2016     Meghanne Shipe, “Class on a rooftop or along a clean, available wall”,

               MSU Denver Newsroom, (summer 2016).             https://www.msudenver.edu/newsroom/news/2016/september/21-mural-class.shtml  

Exhibitions Curated

2017       Catalyze, Center for Visual Arts, Metropolitan State University of Denver,

                Denver, CO

Workshops

2014       Swoon, Center for Visual Arts, Metropolitan State University of Denver,

               Denver, CO

2017       Samira Yamin, Metropolitan State University of Denver,

               Denver, CO